Foot-ball head-gear.



W. IVIcGILL.

FOOT BALL HEAD GEAR.

APPLICATION FILED 0016, 191a.

Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

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WILLIAMZMQGILL, or EVANSTO NQ IL'LI NoIsL r FOOT-BALL HEAD- EAR.

To all whom 2 2? may coacerni y Be it known that I, \VILLmu lYIGGILL, a citizenof the United States, residing at .l*1vansto1'1. in the county of Cook and, State of Illinois, have invented" certain new and useful Improvements in Foot-Ball Head- Gear, of which the following is aspecification.- I I V This inventionrelates to foot-ball headgear, and has for its object improvements in the headgear whereby the. wearer. is rendercd more eilicient and is in less danger, of

injury. r p y The ordinary headgear con'lpr slng a skull and. ear protectors, when worn has a holding band passing from one ear protector to the other under the chin, andthis band 15 not only more or less uncomfortable,

but at times presses on the throat so n w interfere with the breathing of the wearer and, hence, withhis eff ciency; and it has been found that the chm is an exposed portion of the head .which is often injured.

Among the objects of my ;invention are eliminating these disadvantages, and to-accomplish this I provide a cup-shaped member fitting the chin and pass the h olding bands directly from the ear protectorsto the chin protector, thereby preventing the holding band from causing discomfort to the wearer and interfering with his breathing; and at the same time, the cup-shaped member is suitably constructed so as to provide a simple and effective means fo'r protecting the chin against injury.

Otherobjects of the invention will be apparent by. a consideration of the drawings and the following description thereofp I 5 Of the drawings, Figure '1 isanelevation of a football headgear whichembodi'es features of my invention. Fig. 2 is aplan-view of the chinprotector of said headgear. "Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the .chin', protector alongfthe line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a tector' 6, the ordinary-band 7 for holding the gear snugly in place on the head, the. rear.

protector 8 and the ear protectors 9. The ear protectors in this instance are made large enough to extend downward a suitable distance in order to protect the jaws from injury. The headgear comprises also t-he cup- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented -A1 1',-16, 191 S. Application fi1ei1 Oe tobe1 6,1 9 16. ,Serial in); 124,017.]

shaped inlember 'or chin protector 10, with 5 bands ll'pass in'g through slots 12 linth'e protector, as shown more particularly inposition for the comfort and protection of the wearer. Thebands 11 may be made of any suitable material; Lprefer for the purpose elastic' bands. One end 'ofeach band is fastened permanently to the jaw protector in any suitable manner. I prefer in this instanceto make theconnectionby means of rivets '13, The other ends'of'thefbands are adjustably' connected to the other ear pro tector in a n'ysuitable manner. I stance, I prefer to'connect the bands to the sheet of leather 1 f or other suitable material, said leather havingapertures l5 and 16 therein, whichare adapted'to pass overthe button 17, fixed to'the ear protecto'r. By these means the lengths of the members connecting the two ear protectors may be varied and the elasticity of the band s holds the chin protector snugly-in place. i 1 V V The, chinprotector 10 may ,be formed in any suitable manner, but as a part of my invention I form the'protector by theuse of sheets of leather-l8 on the outer surfaces of the protector, and in the inner portion of the protector Iprovide a sheet/19 of'felt In this inand a sheet 20 of vulcanized fiber or other suitable material. The fiber is molded into shape to fit the chin, and is such thickness that itis more or less flexible but at" tl1e same time will distribute the effect of any blow overa'fnluch larger portion of the chin the chinn m ihi y- Thetemat 1.

of thep rotector providing fcomfort to the wearer; the bands holding the protector firmly in place without. discomfort, terfering in no way with the movements of the jaw; and the relatively rigid sheet of fiber more fully protecting the jaw from injury by blows or excess pressure thereon.

I claim as my invention: 1. A protective device comprlsmg a chinto passunder the jaw, and a chin-protector 2. A protective device comprising a plurality of chin-bands, and a chin-piece carried by and adjustable relatively to aid chinbands and adapted to embrace the frontand base of the lower jaw of the wearer.

3. A protective device comprisinga plu rality of chin-bands oneofwhich is arranged to embrace the front of the lower j aw'of a wearer, and the Other'Of which is arranged adapted to envelop the chin and arrange to receive said chin-bands and to maintain'a predetermined relation between the latter, said chin-protector being adjustable longitudinally of said chin bands.

'4. A protective device comprising a plurality of chin-bands one of which is arranged to embrace'the front of the lower jaw of a wearer and the other of which is arranged to pass under the jaw, and a laminated chinprotector adapted to envelop the chin and arranged to receive suchchin-bands'between its layers and to maintains. predetermined spaced relation between the chin-bands.

5. A protective device comprising a plurality of chin-bands one of whichis arranged to embrace the front of the lower jaw of a wearer and the other of which is arranged to pass under the jaw, and a laminated chinprotector adapted to envelop the chin and arranged to receive said chin-bands between its layers and to maintain a predetermined spaced relation between the chin-bands, said chin-protector being adjustable longitudi- V nally of said chin-bands.

6. A protective device comprising a plurality of chin-bands one ofwhich is arranged to embrace the front of the lower jaw of a wearer and th other of which is arranged to pass under the jaw, nd a laminated chinprotector adapted to envelop the hin and arranged to receive said chin-bands between its layers, theouter layer being provided withslits formedto permit passage of the chin-bands therethrough and to maintaina predetermined spaced relation 7 between the chin-bands. I j v 7. A'protective device comprising a'plurality of chin-bands one of which is arranged to embrace the front of the lower jaw of a Gopiesoi' this patent fmay he obtained for wearer and the other of which is arranged to pass under the jaw, and a laminatedchin protector adapted to envelop the chin and to receive saidehi'n-bands between its layers, the outer layer being providedwith slits near its ends formed to permit passage of the chinrbands therethrough and to maintain a predetermined spaced relation between the chin-bands, and means for securing said chin-bands to the head of a wearer.

8. The combination with a head-protector, of a chin-protector, and means whereby each of'said protectors is adapted to retain the other in protecting position, said chin-protector being adjustable longitudinally of said means.

e 9. Thecombinationwith a head-protector having ear-pieces, of a plurality of chinbands permanently secured to one of said ear-pieees, one of said chin-bands being arranged to embrace the front of the lower jaw of a wearer and the other being arrangedto pass under the jaw, and a laminated chin- .protector adapted to conform to the jaw and arranged to'receive said chin-bands between'itslayers, the outer layer being provided with slits near its ends formed topermit passage of the chin-bands therethrough and to maintain a predetermined spaced relation between the chin-bands, the latter terminating in a lip which is common to both, said lip and the other ear-piece of the head-protector being provided with means whereby they may be attached to each other.

10. A foot-ball head protector comprising a kull protector, ear protectors attached to said skull protector, a chin protector, and means for fastening said chin protector to said ear protectors, said means comprising an elastic band, one end of said band being fixed toOIle of said ear protectors, said band slidably connected with said chin protector, and the other end of said band adjustably fixed to the other ear protector.

11. A foot-ball head protector comprising a skull protector, ear protectors fixed to said skull protector, a chin protector, and elastic means adjustably and slidably connecting said chin protector with said ear protectors.

12. A foot-ball head protector comprising; a skull protector, ear protectors fixed to sai kull protector, a chin protector, and means slidably connecting said chin protector with said ear protectors.

18. A foot-ball head protector comprising a skull protector, a chin protector, and elastic means adjustably and slidablyYconnecting said chin protector with said skull protector.

In testimony whereoffI hereunto" set my hand. r I

WILLIAM' MoGILL.

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